WD WD30EURX AV-GP 3TB SATA Hard Drive w/ IntelliPower 6Gb/s 64MB Cache

The WD WD30EURX AV-GP hard drive delivers 24×7 quiet operation, low temperature, high reliability, and optimised streaming with capacities reaching 4TBs for storage intensive AV applications such as PVRs, DVRs, and video surveillance recorders. With the combination of WD’s IntelliSeek and IntelliPower technologies, they have reduced power consumption by up to 40 percent compared to competitors’ drives.

Vital Statistics:

• Model Number: WD30EURX
• Capacity: 3TB
• Speed: IntelliPower
• Cache: 64MB
• Interface: SATA 6Gb/s
• Form Factor: 3.5 inch

Key Features:

• 24×7 reliability: These drives are designed to last in always-on, streaming digital audio/video environments such as PVRs, DVRs and surveillance video recorders.
• Reduced power consumption: With the combination of WD’s IntelliSeek and IntelliPower technologies, WD has reduced power consumption by up to 40 percent compared to competitors’ drives.
• Whisper quiet: Noise levels have been minimised to less than one sone* – virtually below the threshold of human hearing. (*A sone is a subjective unit of loudness as perceived by a person with normal hearing)
• Compatible: Tested for compatibility in a broad range of AV products including set top boxes, DVD recorders, and mainstream surveillance systems.
• SilkStream: Optimised for smooth, continuous digital video playback of up to twelve simultaneous HD streams. SilkStream is compatible with the ATA streaming command set so CE customers can use standard streaming management and error recovery options.
• IntelliSeek: Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration.
• IntelliPower: A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate, and caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance.
• Advanced Format Technology (AF): Technology being adopted by WD and other drive manufacturers as one of multiple ways to continue growing hard drive capacities. AF is a more efficient media format that enables increased areal densities.

WD WD30EURX AV-GP 3TB Holds:

• Up to 600,000 digital photos
• Up to 750,000 songs (MP3)
• Up to 75,000 songs (uncompressed CD quality)
• Up to 228 hours of Digital Video (DV)
• Up to 1140 hours of DVD quality video
• Up to 360 hours of HD video
• Up to 132 hours of 4K video

(Examples of the number of photos, songs, videos and any other files that can be stored on a hard drive are provided for illustrative purposes only. Your results will vary based on file size and format, settings, features, software and other factors.)

One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes.

One terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.

Specifications

Standard warranty: 3-years